[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, September 12, I was 
detained in my State on official business.
  On rollcall vote 699 on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H.R. 2076, to amend the United States Code regarding providing of 
investigatory assistance, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote 700 on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H.R. 2633, to amend the United States Code regarding time limits for 
appeals, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote 701, H.R. 1059, to protect the safety of judges by 
extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive 
information on financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes, I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the Chair regarding my absence from 
rollcall votes 699-701 on Monday, September 12, 2011.
  For rollcall vote, 699, on motion to suspend the rules and agree to 
H.R. 2076, ``To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the 
statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of 
Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and 
for other purposes,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 700, on motion to suspend the rule and agree to 
H.R. 2633, ``To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the time 
limits for appeals in civil cases to which United States officers or 
employees are parties,'' I would have voted ``aye.''
  For rollcall vote 701, on motion to suspend the rules and agree as 
amended to H.Res 1316, ``To protect the safety of judges by extending 
the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive 
information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for 
other purpose,'' I would have voted ``aye.''

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